Sir Richard Branson (L) poses with Alex Tai and a model of Spaceship One after a Press conference for Virgins new service Virgin Galactic at Emirates Towers on March 29, 2006 in Dubai United Arab Emirates. Alex Tai will be the first person to pilot the new spaceship and is currently Virgin Galactic operations director. Virgin Galactic plans to offer sub-orbital spaceflights, with the first flights being planned to begin in 2008.
{"Image ImageDescription": "DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MARCH 29:  Sir Richard Branson (L) poses with Alex Tai and a model of Spaceship One after a Press conference for Virgins new service Virgin Galactic at Emirates Towers on March 29, 2006 in Dubai United Arab Emirates. Alex Tai will be the first person to pilot the new spaceship and is currently Virgin Galactic operations director. Virgin Galactic plans to offer sub-orbital spaceflights, with the first flights being planned to begin in 2008.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2006 Getty Images"}